Civic engagement
KIVA students sponsor loans
Peace Corps has a program in which students can interact
Gapminder.org Options for comparing populations, history of the world in 4 minutes. Dynamic Speaker
Interactive museum
Boston Museum
British Museum
Excavate on-line
History Alive: Publications and Internet
Mr. Donn
United Streaming
Interact Simulations on-line
Tom Snyder: Interact type things
Turning Points in American History (get on their mailing list as they send links etc bi-monthly
Higgins Museum in Worcester Mass
Flow of History Website in the Connecticut River Valley (teacher created materials) includes a historical narrative in VT
VT humanities council focuses on the Civil War (many free copies of texts)
Titles: Hear the Wind Blow great book for struggling reader
Unit:
Tricking the Tallyman: Story about the people of Tunbridge avoiding the census maker. Everybody is dodging the census guy to avoid government being in their lives yet later they see the value and then they try to get counted more than once.
How does this sport affect this country?
Handouts:
Public Service Announcement about the 1940 Census
Getting the Civil War Right: Teaching Tolerance resource materials
Common Core Literacy in History/Social Studies
Susan's suggestions:
Scope.it
Dragon (Video splicing website)
Speak Pipe
Cinch
Birds of a Feather:
Social Studies:
Civic engagement
KIVA students sponsor loans
Peace Corps has a program in which students can interact
Gapminder.org Options for comparing populations, history of the world in 4 minutes. Dynamic Speaker
Interactive museum
Boston Museum
British Museum
Excavate on-line
History Alive: Publications and Internet
Mr. Donn
United Streaming
Interact Simulations on-line
Tom Snyder: Interact type things
Turning Points in American History (get on their mailing list as they send links etc bi-monthly
Higgins Museum in Worcester Mass
Flow of History Website in the Connecticut River Valley (teacher created materials) includes a historical narrative in VT
VT humanities council focuses on the Civil War (many free copies of texts)
Titles: Hear the Wind Blow great book for struggling reader
Unit:
Tricking the Tallyman: Story about the people of Tunbridge avoiding the census maker. Everybody is dodging the census guy to avoid government being in their lives yet later they see the value and then they try to get counted more than once.
How does this sport affect this country?
Handouts:
Public Service Announcement about the 1940 Census
Getting the Civil War Right: Teaching Tolerance resource materials
Common Core Literacy in History/Social Studies
Conversation Groups:
5 minutes
2 minutes clarifying questions
5 minutes?
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